The incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the 444 Liquors and Sports Bar at 444 Eastern Boulevard.

Police said the owner, identified as Balwinder Sandhu, 45, of Baltimore, got into a fight with Christopher Hall, 26, of Essex, so he asked Hall to leave. Police said once the pair was outside the building, Sandhu was stabbed in the abdomen by Hall.

Sandhu was taken to a hospital suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said they found Hall nearby and arrested and charged him with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon. He's being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on $250,000 bail.